—R.W. Beck, a Seattle-based engineering and business consulting firm, has been acquired by SAIC (NYSE: SAI), the San Diego government contractor, as Eric reported. Financial terms weren’t given. SAIC performs research and services for U.S. intelligence, defense, and security agencies. R.W. Beck was founded in 1942 and focuses on the energy and infrastructure sectors.

—Seattle stealth startup Ground Truth raised $2.6 million in equity funding, according to an SEC filing. The investors include venture capitalists Tom Huseby and Erik Benson of Voyager Capital in Seattle, and Beau Laskey of Steamboat Ventures in Burbank, CA. Ground Truth is led by executives Sterling Wilson and Michael Libes.